THE HOLDERS OF LANDS 



Yet again in the same (vill) a freeman under 

 the King by commendation, the soke and sac 

 (being) in the Hundred, held 20 acres. Then 

 half a plough and i acre of meadow. 



In the same (vill) a freeman under Wisgar, 

 the predecessor of Richard, by commendation, 

 but the soke (was) in the Hundred, (held) 30 

 acres and i villein. Then i plough, afterwards 

 and now none. And 2 acres of meadow. 



In the same (vill) 4 freemen, (whose) soke 

 (was) in the Hundred, held j6 acres. Then i^ 

 ploughs, afterwards and now none. These men 

 (Roger) holds by exchange. 



Then and afterwards all these freemen were 

 worth 4/;., now 40;. 



BOSEMARA [BoSMERE] HuNDRET 



(At) SuMERSHAM [Somersham] on the de- 

 mesne LefFchilt held i carucate of land as a 

 manor in (King) Edward's time. Then as now 

 I plough. And i acre of meadow. Worth 30J. 



At PiLEBERGA [ ] Dot a freeman 



held 60 acres as a manor T.R.E., now Roger 

 (holds) in demesne, i bordar. Then as now i 

 plough. And i acre of meadow. Worth 201. 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In the same (vill) 5 freemen (held) 30 acres. 

 Included in the above valuation. The King and 

 the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Flochetuna [Flowton] on the demesne 

 a freeman Godman held 20 acres T.R.E., and 



fol. 404*. 



still holds them under Roger. Worth 40^/. 



In the same (vill) on the demesne (were) 2 

 freemen Wilgrip and Edric, one with 40 acres 

 and the other with 10 acres. Then as now i 

 plough. And i acre of meadow. It was worth 

 i6j. The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Blacham [Blakenham] on the demesne 

 Ulwart, a freeman, held 30 acres. Then as 

 now half a plough. And i acre of meadow. 

 Worth 14;. 



In Ella [ ] on the demesne a freeman, 



Aluiet, held 12 acres and 2 oxen. Worth js. 



In the same (vill) a freeman (held) 3 acres 

 and this is included in the valuation of Sumer- 

 sham [Somersham]. 



In Offetuna [Offion] (was) a freeman 

 Waldwin under commendation to Leuric Hob- 

 beson, and he had 20 acres and i bordar. Then 

 half a plough. Then it was worth 40(/., now 4J. 

 William holds of Roger. 



In Brieseta [Bricett] (was) a freeman, Leuric, 

 under commendation to Godric of Ringeshala 

 [Ringshall] the predecessor of William de Otbur- 



ville, and he had 10 acres. Then 2 oxen. Worth 

 2od. Gilbert holds of Roger. The King and 

 the Earl (have) the soke. 



In Horswalda [Horswold] 2 freemen Hardinc 

 and Tovi under the commendation of the King 

 held 22^ acres. Now William holds of Roger. 

 Then as now half a plough. And half an acre 

 of meadow. Worth 51. and lOi/. The King 

 and the Earl (have) the soke. This land Roger 

 holds of the Abbot of Ely by the precept of the 

 Bishop of St. Lo as Roger himself says. 



In Langhedana [ ] a freeman 



Wlbolt (held) 24 acres as a manor. And ij- 

 acres of meadow. And in every third year the 

 fourth part (of the profits) of a mill. And it is 

 and was worth 51. and 8d. 



Claindune [Claydon] Hundret 



At Henleia [Henley] Tepechin a freeman 

 under commendation to Harold held T.R.E. 2 

 carucates of land as a manor, and 16 bordars. 

 Then 4 serfs. Then 3 ploughs on the demesne, 

 now 2. Then 4 ploughs belonging to the men, 

 now 3. 8 acres of meadow. Wood(land) for 

 6 swine. And 7 beasts, 14 swine, and 30 sheep. 

 To the church (belong) 2 acres. Then it was 

 worth 4//., now 3//. Eudo the Steward holds 

 (under Roger) on his demesne. 



In the same (vill) 4 freemen added (to the 

 manor hold) 8 acres and 2 oxen. Worth 2s, 

 The King and the Earl (have) the soke. 



fol. 405. 



Half Hundret of Cosfort [Cosford] 



(At) Elmeseta [Elmsett] Thou the thegn 

 T.R.E. held 6 carucates and 40 acres of land as a 

 manor. Then and afterwards 11 villeins, now 2. 

 Then as now 1 2 bordars. Then 4 serfs. Then 

 as now 2 ploughs on the demesne. Then and 

 afterwards 1 2 ploughs belong ng to the men, 

 now 4. A church with 15 acres, and half a 

 plough. Then 2 rounceys. Then 16 beasts, 

 now 4. Then 30 swine, now 20. Then 240 

 sheep, now 200. Then it was worth lo/i., now 

 7//'. It is 10 furlongs long, and 7 broad, and 

 (pays) i$d. in geld. Saint Edmund (has) half 

 the soke. 



In Watefelda [Wattisfield] a freeman (held) 

 60 acres and 2 bordars. Then and after- 

 wards I plough, now half a plough and i acre 

 of meadow. Worth i os. Saint Edmund (has) 

 the commendation and soke. 



Hundret of Carleford [Carlford] 



In Finesford [ ] "* Tepekin (held) 



24 acres and i acre of meadow. Then half 



*" Cf. n. 233. 



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